Conclusions and Recommendations For the reasons stated herein, Merrimack Energy concludes that the shortlisting decisions by PG&E in the 2007 RPS RFO were reasonable and based on the requirements and evaluation criteria set forth in the Solicitation Protocol. The selection of the shortlist was very inclusive and erred on the side of including more offers in what was a very ample shortlist relative to the procurement target. In the Shortlist Report, Merrimack Energy recommended a number of changes to the RPS procurement process, several of which were adopted by PG&E in the 2008 RPS RFO. Despite recommending certain changes, our assessment is that the PG&E evaluation methodology was appropriate and that it was administered fairly and reasonably. Consistent with suggestions we had made in and after the Shortlist Report, PG&E developed a negotiation prioritization strategy with shortlisted bidders that created an active group of negotiations based on price and viability factors. The Mojave Solar bid was consistently placed in the secondary group and although its proposal changed over time from the proposal initially shortlisted, it remained in the secondary group during the course of contract negotiations. While the project sponsor is a very viable and experienced developer of solar thermal projects and is capable of developing the project effectively, there are concerns associated with the timing of the project that adds risk to the ultimate success of the project. PG&E has done an effective job in managing these risks through contract provisions in both the original contract and the amended and restated agreement. The details of the PPA and the amended and restated agreement are addressed in the confidential appendix to this report. The positive attributes of the project should be balanced against the negative attributes in assessing whether or not the amended and restated agreement should be approved. PG&E Gas and Electric Advice Filing List General Order 96-B, Section IV AT&T Department of Water Resources North Coast SolarResources Xxxxxxxx & Xxxx LLP Dept of General Services Northern California Power Association Ameresco Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Occidental Energy Marketing, Inc. Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxxxx & Brand OnGrid Solar Arizona Public Service Company Duke Energy Praxair BART Economic Sciences Corporation X. X. Xxxx & Associates Xxxxxxxxx & Xxx, Inc. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx LLP RCS, Inc. Xxxxxx Xxxxx Associates Xxxxxx Farms Recurrent Energy Bloomberg X. X. Xxxxxx & Assoc. SCD Energy Solutions Bloomberg New Energy Finance GLJ Publications SCE Boston Properties GenOn Energy, Inc. SMUD Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxxxx, XxxXxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx XXXXX Brookfield Renewable Power Green Power Institute San Francisco Public Utilities Commission CA Bldg Industry Association Xxxxx & Xxxxxx Seattle City Light CLECA Law Office Hitachi Sempra Utilities CSC Energy Services In House Energy Sierra Pacific Power Company California Cotton Ginners & Growers Assn International Power Technology Silicon Valley Power California Energy Commission Intestate Gas Services, Inc. Silo Energy LLC California League of Food Processors Xxxxxxxx Berkeley National Lab Southern California Edison Company California Public Utilities Commission Los Angeles Dept of Water & Power Spark Energy, L.P. Calpine Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx & Scripps LLP Sun Light & Power Cardinal Cogen MAC Lighting Consulting Sunshine Design Xxxxxx, Xxxxx MBMC, Inc. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx MRW & Associates Tabors Caramanis & Associates City of Palo Alto Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Tecogen, Inc. City of Palo Alto Utilities XxXxxxxx & Associates Tiger Natural Gas, Inc. City of San Xxxx Xxxxxx Irrigation District TransCanada Clean Energy Fuels Modesto Irrigation District Turlock Irrigation District Coast Economic Consulting Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx United Cogen Commercial Energy Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx Utility Cost Management Consumer Federation of California NLine Energy, Inc. Utility Specialists Crossborder Energy NRG West Verizon Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP Navigant Consulting Wellhead Electric Company Day Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx & Xxxx Associates Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association (WMA)
Manufacturer's Recommendations All work or materials shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and requirements. The Contractor shall obtain the manufacturer’s recommendations and requirements, for its use at the Site in executing the Work, copies of bulletins, circulars, catalogues, or other publications bearing the manufacturer’s titles, numbers, editions, dates, etc. If the manufacturer’s recommendations and requirements are not available, the Contractor shall request installation instructions from the Design Professional.
JOINT SETTLEMENT RECOMMENDATION 2. Staff conducted an investigation of the Respondent’s activities. The investigation disclosed that the Respondent had engaged in activity for which the Respondent could be penalized on the exercise of the discretion of the Hearing Panel pursuant to s. 24.1 of By-law No. 1.
Recommendation The Sheriff recommends approval of the Board Order. The County Administrator concurs with the recommendation of the Sheriff. Should the Board of Commissioners concur with their recommendations, approval of the Board Order will implement that action. Respectfully submitted, /s/ XXXXX XXXXXX Xxxxx Xxxxxx County Administrator
Recommendations It is recommended that:
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDED ACTION This agreement formalizes the mechanism that may be used by the City to transfer civil rights complaints to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission for investigation. ICRC will compensate the City for acting as the intake agent under this agreement. The City and ICRC have maintained this arrangement for several years. Transferring this time- consuming investigation responsibility to the ICRC will allow the Ames Human Relations Commission more time to devote to proactive educational projects in the community. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as described above.
